sec.200Powers of entry to business premises

sec.200 Powers of entry to business premises

An authorised officer may exercise powers under this section if the authorised officer reasonably suspects that documents or other evidence relevant to the possible commission of an offence against this Law by an approved provider of an education and care service are present at— the principal office of the approved provider; or any other business office of the approved provider; or the principal office of a related provider of the approved provider; or any other business office of a related provider of the approved provider. The authorised officer, with the consent of the occupier of the premises, may enter the premises and do any of the following— search any part of the premises; inspect, measure, test, photograph or film, or make audio recordings of, any part of the premises or anything at the premises; take a thing, or a sample of or from a thing, at the premises for analysis, measurement or testing; copy, or take an extract from, a document, at the premises; take into or onto the premises any person, equipment and materials the authorised officer reasonably requires for exercising a power under this subsection; require the occupier of the premises, or a person at the premises, to give the authorised officer information to help the authorised officer in conducting the investigation. An authorised officer must not enter and search the premises with the consent of the occupier unless, before the occupier consents to that entry, the authorised officer has— produced his or her identity card for inspection; and informed the occupier— of the purpose of the search and the powers that may be exercised; and that the occupier may refuse to give consent to the entry and search or to the taking of anything found during the search; and that the occupier may refuse to consent to the taking of any copy or extract from a document found on the premises during the search. An authorised officer must not enter the principal office of a related provider of the approved provider or any other business office of a related provider of the approved provider under this section unless the authorised officer is satisfied that— there is a systemic risk in relation to the approved provider; and the entry is reasonably necessary to address the systemic risk. s 200 amd 2017 No. 9 (Vic) s 55 ; 2025 No. 53 (Vic) s 97 (sec.200-ssec.1) An authorised officer may exercise powers under this section if the authorised officer reasonably suspects that documents or other evidence relevant to the possible commission of an offence against this Law by an approved provider of an education and care service are present at— the principal office of the approved provider; or any other business office of the approved provider; or the principal office of a related provider of the approved provider; or any other business office of a related provider of the approved provider. (sec.200-ssec.2) The authorised officer, with the consent of the occupier of the premises, may enter the premises and do any of the following— search any part of the premises; inspect, measure, test, photograph or film, or make audio recordings of, any part of the premises or anything at the premises; take a thing, or a sample of or from a thing, at the premises for analysis, measurement or testing; copy, or take an extract from, a document, at the premises; take into or onto the premises any person, equipment and materials the authorised officer reasonably requires for exercising a power under this subsection; require the occupier of the premises, or a person at the premises, to give the authorised officer information to help the authorised officer in conducting the investigation. (sec.200-ssec.3) An authorised officer must not enter and search the premises with the consent of the occupier unless, before the occupier consents to that entry, the authorised officer has— produced his or her identity card for inspection; and informed the occupier— of the purpose of the search and the powers that may be exercised; and that the occupier may refuse to give consent to the entry and search or to the taking of anything found during the search; and that the occupier may refuse to consent to the taking of any copy or extract from a document found on the premises during the search. (sec.200-ssec.4) An authorised officer must not enter the principal office of a related provider of the approved provider or any other business office of a related provider of the approved provider under this section unless the authorised officer is satisfied that— there is a systemic risk in relation to the approved provider; and the entry is reasonably necessary to address the systemic risk.